Candle lighter and extinguisher



Feb. 20, 1940.. H. VAN HORN CANDLE LIGHTER AND EXTINGUISHER Filed' Jan. 9, 1939 m. m 6^ W d l 4 4 l s D l LA 1 ,f /Ww 7 e Mr w M, W m 4 w *Patented Feb. 20,

STATES PATENT'IQFFICE `CANDLErlorrirzn AND EzrrINoUIsHERv j f v f Harrison 'van' Horn, ll/Ilount Vernon,j N. Y.

I-This invention relatesto candle lighters and extinguishers yand has'v'foran Iobject to provide ra'n improved construction where'in `a taper mayy zbe 'manipulated properly for lighting vcandles in v'moreor' less "inaccessible places and out of ordi-,- nary reachand, at thev saine time, present means u/"rier'eby,.the"taper orwick may -be-fed forward from time to time as it is consumed.

-Another.object of the invention Ais to provide v y an 'improved candle lighter andV extinguishing vdevice wherein a supportingtube is used which acts-"asia.support for a'taper and as means for .directing air-to adesired 'point for vblowing out a vfcandle. "i :u

# A further object, more specifically, is to provide Aafcandle lighter and extinguisher wherein a jointed tubular structure is lprovided having a fcollapsible'bulb at one' end.` and a nozzle at the f :other bent at an angle `tofthegeneral direction ofv thedzube.

.itIn' the accompanying drawing` y Fig. l lisa-side view of'a combined candle light- 'er and extinguisher disclosing an embodiment of 1 Ithe invention;` i j ,25' Fig.,la is aside elevationof Ione of the sec- 'ltionsshownin Fig. 1; .lFig. 2 is ak longitudinal vvertical `sectionalview through the lower part ofthe structure shown in Fig. land illustrating how thecollapsible bulb y is-`connected to the handle;y

Fig. 2?` is a vertical sectional View through the upper part of the structure shown in Fig. l, the same being on an enlarged scale and illustrated ,in a position for blowing out the name orfa candle;

Fig. iis a perspective view of the air nozzle and lip shown in Fig. 3;

4Fig. 5 is an enlarged rperspective'view of the upper part of Fig. 1a; Y y l y Fig. 6 is a view of the upper part of the ex- `tinguishing tube disclosing a modiiled form'of the invention;4

' Fig. 7 isa perspective vi-ew of the removable nozzle shown in Fig. 6; and v. v Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the ring and lip illustrated in Fig. 6. I y

In many places where candlesare used itis` often found that the flame of the candle is at la point whichy is` more or less inaccessible vor out vof reach of an average size person. In order to take `care of a situation like this candle lighters uti-` s 55 `the head of a man and access rtothe flame is standing upright.

s n Application January 9, 1939, Serial No.249,`936 n y 'i 's (C1. 67-6) n Y very diiicult by reason vof its high position. In

the present invention means have been provided desired kind, which when litprovides a flame 2.l

-Arnetal cap or head 3 is sometimesused on the vcandle though this is not essentialr tothe present invention but is'very desirable.' As shown -in l, the tube I is `adapted to receive air from -'a"collapsible bulb 5 and direct the air out a nozzle 6, as shown in Fig. 3, in orderto extinguish the flame 2. A tubularholderor taper support I is secured by straps 8 to the tube Las illustrated particularly in Figs. 1 and 3, and this holder is' :15

provided with a bendv 9, whereby 'av lateral extension I0 is presented through which the ltaper lllrprojects. This extension is cut away at I3 `so as to expose a section of the taper suiciently long to be grasped by the thumb vand nger of la person, whereby the taper may be moved back and forth through theftubular support 1. By,` this arrangement any wax onthe taper cannot enter the tubular holder or support, and the taper is pulled rather than pushed throughthe support. .25 When the taper hasl been completely consumed or becomes too short for use, a new taper ispreferably inserted from the v'bottomof the tubular support I` and forced upwardly luntil it appears in the position shown in Fig. 3. vAfter thetaper =30 `Ahas moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, it may be moved by grasping thesection I4 with the fingers andthumb. The tube 4 atthe lower end vis surroundedby a handle I5 which` may` be wood or other material and which is provided with an 35 annular groove vHi forr receiving the bead I1 of the bulb 5, whereby the bulb vis held in place.'

kThis bulb maybe of any desired structure, as for'instance an ordinary rubber bulb, which will automatically` distend itself after being released. 40

Whenthel bulb 5 is quickly collapsed air will bev propelled with some considerable pressure through pipe 4 and be discharged out the nozzle 6, as indicated b-y the arrows IS, inFg. 3. 'I'he rnozzle 6 is flattened, as shownin Fig. 4, and is '45 provided with a lip I9 which readily fits over the upper end ofthe cap 3 to steady the tube 4 when the samedis being usedas an extinguisher. If the cap 3 should not be in place the nozzle 6 1s placed in substantially the position shown in Fig. 3 and'then the bulb 5 collapsed. This will blow out the flame 2 and leave the wick of the candle This is advantageous as'. it permits the ignited taper I2 to readilyignit-e the vWick of candle I, and then as the wick of candle l is ignited it will produce the desired shape ame, as shown in Fig. 3, because of its upright position. Where snuffers are used, the wick is bent over and sometimes some of the melted wax runs over the candle and even drops down on objects below. By` providing means for blowing out the flame, the wick of the candle is left upright. This obviates any iiow of the melted wax and also leaves the wick in good shape for being ignited the next time the candle, is ignited.

The tube t. is preferably made insections and is preferably formed of aluminum so as to be very light even though the structure, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is intended to be approximately ten feet long. There are disclosed three. sections. butpreierably each of these sections is three feet or more in length. Section 4 is illustrated in Figs. la and 5. From these .gures it. will'` be seen that sections t and f3 are provided with a tubular connecting member 20, which may be permanent- 1y secured in section 4 with a projecting portion f 2l having a slit 22 extending from the end of the section'. A sleeve 23 is shrunk on to the Section 4, or otherwise secured thereto, sothat the lower end cf section ll" may readily t over the extension 2l and into the sleeve 23, whereby the parts are properly aligned andheld againstaccidental escapement. end is made similar` to that shown in Fig. 5,- and coacts with the section d. The top section 4', is p-rovided with a nozzle 6, while the lower end merely ts into the sleeve 23.

In Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, a slightly modified form of nozzle is presented. In this form of the invention, the top section 4' is cut ofi straight and the end 26 of the nozzle 25 is slid therein. The end 24 is provided with a notch 2,6 so that it may be slightly contracted as it starts into the section 4". A bead 2'l-is provided at the upper portion of the end 24 and a ring 28 is clamped against the end oi the section 4" by said ring. The ring 28 is provided with an extension or lip 29 that acts as a klip similar to lip i9. The outer end or top of the nozzle 25 is provided with a round closing portion 30 having a diagonal slit 3l arranged therein. When this form of the invention is used, the lip 29 is placed in the position shown in Fig. 3 and when the bulb 5 is collapsed air will rush through the tube 4 and through the slit 3l for extinguishing the flame 2.

Section 4' at the upper` When the device isto be used on candles which are on a level with the head of a person or slightly above or below the same, the central section 4 may be removed and the top section 4' fitted v on to the section 4 in order to make a shorter lighter. Preferablythe handle l 5 is held in place by friction and, if desired, this handle should be applied directly to the lower end of section 4', whereupon'there may be produced a candle lighter and extinguisher approximately three feet long which would answer certainV requirements. It will, therefore,be seen that by reason of the construction provided lowrcandles may ber for supplying air under pressure` to thel interior of the tubular member,` a, attened nozzleat the opposite end o the tubular member for directing air in ay sheet to the desired zone and a curved lip forming part of the. nozzle extending from the. discharge end of* the nozzle and adapted to steady the tubular member when the discharge end of the nozzle is arranged opposite a ame, whereby the air passing through` the l tubular member maybe directed in a sheet toward the flame in a plane substantially at right angles to the axis` of the ilame for extinguishing the flame.

2. A candle extinguishing device including a tubular body, a handle, at one end of said body, a rubber collapsing bulb carried by said handle in position to force air underpressure into the tubular body whencollapsed, said body at the end opposite the bulb being provided with aA nozzle having a flat opening extending at an. angle tothe f general direction of the, body for discharging the air in a sheet,l and asubstantially hookshaped` lip for steadying the end cffthebody when the nozzle is positioned adjacent a'flame, said lip also functioningto hold the. discharge end of Athe nozzle so that the air from the nozzle will move in a. plane. aty right angles to the axis of the flame; l

HARRISON VAN HORN. 

